Brazil legend Pele has claimed that Luis Suarez’s four month ban from all football is a fair one.
The Uruguay international was handed the sanction by FIFA after he was seen biting Giorgio Chiellini in the game against Italy in Natal.
The Juventus defender admitted he thought the punishment was ‘excessive’.
But the Santos hero has insisted that the Liverpool striker needed to be made an example of.
Brazil legend Pele has claimed that Luis Suarez’s four month ban from all football is a fair one.
The Uruguay international was handed the sanction by FIFA after he was seen biting Giorgio Chiellini in the game against Italy in Natal.
The Juventus defender admitted he thought the punishment was ‘excessive’.
But the Santos hero has insisted that the Liverpool striker needed to be made an example of.
“If he was not sanctioned in this way, such incidents could be repeated,” he is quoted as saying by the BBC.
“It sets an example. He is a great player and will bounce back.”